新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第11課 無罪 (7)

　　He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.

　　19.He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.

　　一股怪味襲來，使他相信了我說的真話。

　　語言點:be greeted by的本意為“被問候，被歡迎”，在此句中具有強烈的反語意味，充分表現(xiàn)了作者幽默的寫作手法。

　　20. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.

　　幾分鐘后，我終于被放行，手提劃著寶貴的粉筆記號的行李，匆匆離去。

　　語言點:句子結構分析: with precious chalk marks on my baggage作able to hurry away的伴隨狀語。Precious chalks為反語修辭格。